WP Job Portal Plugin up to 2.1.6 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in WP Job Portal Plugin up to 2.1.6 on WordPress. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-43266. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in WP Job Portal Plugin up to 2.1.6 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in wpjobportal WP Job Portal wp-job-portal.This issue affects WP Job Portal: from n/a through <= 2.1.8.

The weakness was released by Luxf0z. The advisory is available at patchstack.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-43266 since 08/09/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/02/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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CNA Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-639 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/09/2024 🔍
08/19/2024 +10 days 🔍
08/19/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/02/2026 +591 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Luxf0z
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-43266 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-43266
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-275086

Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2024 08:18
Updated: 04/02/2026 12:13
Changes: 08/19/2024 08:18 (62), 04/02/2026 12:13 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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